Display device



Patented Mar. 23, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY DEVICE Ernest J. Monteleone, Jersey City, N. J.

Application August 14, 1941, Serial No. 406,871

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a display device and more particularly to a wind-actuated device.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a device of the character indicated which will give the appearance of fluttering when exposed to the wind, or the breeze of a fan, or when attached to a moving vehicle, such as an automobile or bicycle.

Other objects and advantages inherent in the invention will become apparent as the specificaltion proceeds and when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation view, partly in section, of a device according to the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view with a portion broken away.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing a different arrangement of blades, and

Figure 4 is a detailed, enlarged view of the pivot connected between the'fan blade and the frame.

Referring in greater detail to the drawing, the invention comprises a flag pole I having a lower screw-threaded portion accommodating the washers II and I2 between which the support I3 may be clamped by tightening the nuts I4. yA frame I5 is firmly connected to the pole I0. A plurality of propeller-shaped blades I6 are rotatably mounted in the frame I 5 at the top and bottom thereof. The end portions of each blade are slit and the slits bent upward to provide a bearing for the pivot pins I1. The upper pivot pins I 'I engage perforations on the upper portion of the frame. The lower pins I1 engage the bearings I8 which are mounted in the lower portion of the frame I5, as shown in Figure 4, of the drawing.

The device illustrated in the drawing is intended t0 represent the American ag divided into a plurality of sections which are individually rotatable in the frame. When the propellershaped sections I Ii are exposed to the wind or when exposed to the breeze produced by a fan or when attached to a moving vehicle, the various sections I6 will commence to rotate and eiect a uttering appearance of the ag. In order to enhance the fluttering appearance of the ag, the stripes of the respective sections are oiset so that the red stripe of one section will be opposite the white stripe of the adjacent section and vice-versa.

In the modication shown in Figure 3, the blades have been made of varying widths. In

order to expose al1 the blades I6' to the wind. 55

those adjacent the direction from which the breeze is blowing will be smaller in diameter than those distant from the fan. In other words, the diameter of the propeller-shaped blades increases progressively according to the distance from the breeze-producing means. In this manner, the distant blades will not be shut off from the breeze by the blades that are closer to the breezeproducing means.

Although the invention has been described specifically as representing a ag, it is obvious that other designs may be embodied within the frame. The main idea of the invention is to embody within the frame one unitary design which is broken up into a plurality of individual, rotatable sections and which, when rotated, will give the appearance of fluttering.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising a frame, a plurality of propeller shaped vanes mounted for individual rotation in said frame and increasing progressively in width from one end of the frame to the other, each of said vanes having display matter varying with respect to the display matter on each adjacent vane and of such nature as to present a uniform designwhereby rotative movements of said vanes give an appearance of fluttering to the display matter.

y 2. A display device comprising a frame, a plurality of propeller shaped vanes mounted for individual rotation in said frame and increasing progressively in width from one end of the frame to the other, each of said vanes having identical display matter on opposite sides varying with respect to the display matter on each adjacent vane and of such nature as to present a uniform design whereby rotative movements of said vanes give an appearance of fluttering to the display matter.

3. A display device comprising a frame, a plurality of propeller shaped vanes mounted for individual rotation in said frame and increasing progressively in width from one end of the frame to the other, each of said vanes having identical display matter on opposite sides varying with respect to the display matter on each adjacent vane and of such nature as to present a uniform design, the display matter presented cn each vane being displaced vertically with respect to the corresponding display matter on each preceding and succeeding vane, whereby rotative movements of said vanes give an appearance of uttering to the display matter.

ERNEST J. MONTELEONE. 

